Salinas is named for the broad saltwater slough that once seeped in from Monterey Bay, saturating the plain between the Sierra de Salinas and the Gavilan Mountains. Originally used for cattle, a town developed from a stage stop after the Gold Rush, and the land was drained and used for grains, potatoes, sugar beets, and other crops. After World War I, irrigation permitted the growing of lettuce, broccoli, and other row crops. Salinas became known as the "Salad Bowl of the World" and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States.
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Salinas is named for the broad saltwater slough that once seeped in from Monterey Bay, saturating the plain between the Sierra de Salinas and the Gavilan Mountains. Originally used for cattle, a town developed from a stage stop after the Gold Rush, and the land was drained and used for grains, potatoes, sugar beets, and other crops. After World War I, irrigation permitted the growing of lettuce, broccoli, and other row crops. Salinas became known as the "Salad Bowl of the World" and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States.
Salinas is named for the broad saltwater slough that once seeped in from Monterey Bay, saturating the plain between the Sierra de Salinas and the Gavilan Mountains. Originally used for cattle, a town developed from a stage stop after the Gold Rush, and the land was drained and used for grains, potatoes, sugar beets, and other crops. After World War I, irrigation permitted the growing of lettuce, broccoli, and other row crops. Salinas became known as the "Salad Bowl of the World" and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Postcard History Series
Publication Date: 26th August 2013
State: California
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467130028
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Author Bio
Co-authors Gary S. Breschini and Trudy Haverstat, both archaeologists and teachers; and Mona Gudgel, executive director of the Monterey County Historical Society; are historians and recognized authorities on Salinas's past and the society's extensive photographic collection. Recently they teamed up to publish 10,000 Years on the Salinas Plain: An Illustrated History of Salinas City, California. Here they add learned commentary to the labels of over 200 precious early images of Salinas, the harvest of generations of collecting.
The Monterey County Historical Society author team is Gary S. Breschini and Trudy Haversat, both archaeologists and lecturers, and Mona Gudgel, executive director of the society. All are historians and recognized authorities on Salinas's past and the society's extensive photographic collection. They have written two previous works for Arcadia Publishing: Early Salinas and Spreckels. Here, they have added commentary to more than 200 postcards showing many aspects of the growth and development of Salinas.
Salinas is named for the broad saltwater slough that once seeped in from Monterey Bay, saturating the plain between the Sierra de Salinas and the Gavilan Mountains. Originally used for cattle, a town developed from a stage stop after the Gold Rush, and the land was drained and used for grains, potatoes, sugar beets, and other crops. After World War I, irrigation permitted the growing of lettuce, broccoli, and other row crops. Salinas became known as the "Salad Bowl of the World" and one of the wealthiest cities in the United States.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Postcard History Series
Publication Date: 26th August 2013
State: California
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467130028
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Co-authors Gary S. Breschini and Trudy Haverstat, both archaeologists and teachers; and Mona Gudgel, executive director of the Monterey County Historical Society; are historians and recognized authorities on Salinas's past and the society's extensive photographic collection. Recently they teamed up to publish 10,000 Years on the Salinas Plain: An Illustrated History of Salinas City, California. Here they add learned commentary to the labels of over 200 precious early images of Salinas, the harvest of generations of collecting.
The Monterey County Historical Society author team is Gary S. Breschini and Trudy Haversat, both archaeologists and lecturers, and Mona Gudgel, executive director of the society. All are historians and recognized authorities on Salinas's past and the society's extensive photographic collection. They have written two previous works for Arcadia Publishing: Early Salinas and Spreckels. Here, they have added commentary to more than 200 postcards showing many aspects of the growth and development of Salinas.
